PHP POST INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
1. Cannot parse PHP files.
I’m still not able to parse PHP files when I attempt to open them in a browser, I get the option to download them instead. I’ve tried several steps and nothing works.
Solution:
Perform the following tasks
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
sudo a2enmod php5
Then re-start Apache:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
2. No write permission.
I get the “it worked message”. So everything install semi correctly at least. However, when I try to copy or save files in the /var/www/ folder, I can't. Any ideas?
Solution:
Terminal:
sudo chown USERNAME /var/www/
3. Could not connect to MYSQL server. Here is the PHP code
$host = 'localhost';
$user = 'root';
$pass = 'mypassword';
$database = 'mysql';
mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass);
@mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database");
Solution:
Change the value of $host variable from 'localhost' to '127.0.0.1'
4. When I am trying to access a php files below the root folder through my localhost and Apache is giving me a 403 error.
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /distribution/sample-html-simple.php on this server.
Apache/2.2.16 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80
Solution:
Make sure folder is accessible to www-data, on the terminal type the command:
sudo chown -R www-data "/var/www/distribution"
